Pickled Prunes

Ingredients

300 ml water
4 oz cane sugar
1 orange studded with 12 cloves
600 ml distilled vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
227 gm (8 oz) Californian prunes

Instructions

Pour the water into a pan, add the sugar and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.

Take the orange, studded with cloves, and add it to the syrup.

Keep on the heat, avoiding reaching 100°C on a sugar thermometer, for 30 minutes. Set aside and leave to rest for 4 hours. Remove the orange.

Add the vinegar to the syrup and add the prunes.

Leave for at least 24 hours before using.